17th to 19th September 1915 (Fri - Sun) 6 DAYS BEFORE BATTLE

17 to19th September 1915 (Fri - Sun)- 9th RWF War Diary

• Employed occasionally in working parties.

58th Brigade Head Quarters entry for the same day

• Nothing of Tactical interest to record. 
• There was a certain amount of shelling on both sides and trench mortars very active from enemy lines
• Good deal of work on his lines(?)
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Casualties

• 3 Killed
• 10 wounded

Movement

• None

Comments

• None

Image

I found this image of the 9th RW Fusiliers leaving for France 19th July 1915. Sam would be in this picture!!!

16th Sept 1915 - 9 days before battle

 16 and 17th September 1915 (Wed - Thu)- 9th RWF War Diary

• Employed occasionally in working parties.

58th Brigade Head Quarters entry for the same day

• Nothing to record

Casualties

• No recorded

Movement

• None

Comments

• None

Images of recruitment 

15th September 1915 - 10 days to go before battle

 15th September 1915 (Tue)- 9th RWF War Diary

10 days to go before the Battle of Loos

• Employed occasionally in working parties.

58th Brigade Head Quarters entry for the same day

• Enemy quite on the whole
• 9 RW Fusiliers relieved by Wilts in IND.1.C
• Relive completed by 9:10PM

Casualties

1 RW Fusilier, 3 Welch wounded

Movement

• As above 

Comments

• Quite

14th September 1915 - 11 days to go before battle

 14th September 1915 (Tue)- 9th RWF War Diary

11 days to go before the Battle of Loos

• Employed occasionally in working parties.

58th Brigade Head Quarters entry for the same day

• Enemy shelling on our Front at A3 and 5D also  XXXXX of LEES KEEP 
• He also opened MG (machine gun) and rifle fire against IND 1A and shrapnel about A.3.C.3.7
• About 9:40pm prevouse veneing on XXXX at A3C3.2 fired at and KILLED a patrol of 4 Germans.
• Belonged to 57th Regiment which has been in our front line for some time 
• at 2am everything opened!, Rifle MG and shrapnel fire against IND.1.C 
• Was Silenced by our artillery

Casualties

Lieut C F King - 9th cheshire, 1 man killed 9th Cheshire

Movement

• None

Comments

• A Very lively day and night!

Examples of what the shelling was like and what Sam would have seen

13th September 1915 - 12 days to go before battle

 13th September 1915 (Mon)- 9th RWF War Diary

12 days to go before the Battle of Loos

• Employed occasionally in working parties. 1 man wounded..

58th Brigade Head Quarters entry for the same day

• Another quite day
• Working parties active during the night. - Opposite IND 1B
• A shift is believed to have taken place (?)

Casualties

1 Killed 1 wounded 9 Cheshire

Movement

• None

Comments

• Sam and his mates are away from the trenches and on working parties until the 19th of Sept.

Some examples of what Sam would have have seen around the area.